US shipyard, Hodgdon Yachts, has announced the 12th Shipyard Cup and the first ever Hodgdon Boat Owner's Rendezvous, set to take place in August 2016. This combination event will celebrate the company's 200th anniversary. ... read full story
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Shipyard Cup XI, August 8 – 11, 2013
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This year's 11th running of the annual Shipyard Cup in Maine will be held from August 8 to 11, hosting such spectacular vessels as the 180-foot Vitters superyacht Marie, as well as the last year's winner - Hodgdon luxury yacht Scheherazade. ... read full story
Hodgdon charter yacht SCHEHERAZADE winner of the Shipyard Cup X
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This year's Shipyard Cup X was won by the 115' luxury charter yacht Scheherazade, constructed by Hodgdon Yachts in 2000, with last refit in 2011. She was followed by charter yachts Rapture and Whisper, respectively. The 2013 edition of this popular event will take place from August 9 to 13. ... read full story
2011 Shipyard Cup: Sailing yacht Whisper Wins Overall
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Hodgdon Yachts welcomed over 250 big boat racing sailors and their guests at the opening event of Shipyard Cup IX. In the relaxed Maine style, the Shipyard Cup final line-up included sailing yacht VIRAGO, (100′) S/Y ISOBEL (76′) superyacht CHRISTOPHER (150′) yacht WHITEHAWK (92) TENACIOUS sailing yacht (115′) sailing yacht WHISPER (116′) SUMURUN (94′) and... ... read full story
2011 Shipyard Cup: Sailing yacht Whisper Wins Day One
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Under a beautiful Maine sky and fair breezes the 2011 Shipyard Cup fleet saw a great day of sailing. After a one hour delay to let the breeze build to a pleasant 10-15 kts., the staggered start spread the fleet out over 52 minutes. After 3 hours of racing on a delightful afternoon sailing yacht... ... read full story
Superyacht fleet arriving for 2011 Shipyard Cup
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Boothbay Harbor is starting to buzz with excitement as the entrants for this weekend’s Shipyard Cup start to arrive. The Shipyard Cup is a big boat sailing regatta held annually in the Boothbay Region (racing Saturday and Sunday from about noon – 4:30 P.M. depending on conditions). This year’s Shipyard Cup is of special interest... ... read full story
Hodgdon Yachts introduces the Custom Tenders Line for superyachts
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Hodgdon Yachts has nearly two centuries of experience combining art and function. In collaboration with Michael Peters Yacht Desgn, Hodgdon is presenting a series of artful tenders designed to please not only the discriminating owner with good taste but the crew with high standards as well. Beautifully designed, artfully styled and expertly built, these tenders... ... read full story
Hodgdon Yachts offering a taste of Maine at the Monaco Yacht Show 2011
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The oldest American shipyard, Hodgdon Yachts based in Maine will be at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show Hodgen Yachts will introduce their Limo Custom Tender on board the 86m Oceanco superyacht Seven Seas, and will also unveil information about new superyachts constructions. Hodgdon Yachts will then give an update on the 9th edition of the... ... read full story
The Shipyard Cup 2011
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Following a spectacular 2010 event, founding sponsor Hodgdon Yachts is pleased to announce the 2011 Shipyard Cup will be held 12-14 August in beautiful Boothbay Harbor. The cup will again be run under Bucket Protocol rating rules. Race applications and other details will be emailed to those that pre-register and those that participated last year. ... read full story
Shipyard Cup Maine: Sailing yacht Bella Pita wins
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Sailing yacht BELLA PITA, a 75' Bill Tripp design performance yacht has won the Shipyard Cup in Maine during the 8th running of the event. ... read full story